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Movies seen in 2006

Below is a list of movies I saw at the cinema in 2006. I watched a lot more on DVD too, but I didn't write them all down.

• Brokeback Mountain
• Walk the Line
• Munich
• Memoirs of a Geisha
• A History of Violence
• Inside Man
• Riding Alone for 1,000 Miles
• Fearless
• Syriana
• Azumi 2
• The Sentinel
• Just My Luck
• The Lake House
• A Scanner Darkly
• The Banquet
• The Departed
• An Inconvenient Truth
• Eternal Summer
• The Prestige
• The Road in the Air
• A Battle of Wits
• Perfume
• Babel

I won't give them ratings or rank them all, but I will note a few of the movies which I thought were special.

I loved the Johnny Cash biopic Walk the Line. The music and superb acting performances from Reese Witherspoon and Joaquim Pheonix made this movie great.

What can I say that hasn't already been said about Brokeback Mountain. Stunning in every respect.

A History of Violence was a surprising and challenging film. I loved seeing Philip K Dick's novel A Scanner Darkly translated into film complete with rotoscoping. It might be true that Al Gore's documentary An Inconvenient Truth was little more than a PowerPoint presentation, but it was an important message at a critical time.

I love many of the recent Chinese historical dramas and kung-fu films. Of the few I saw this year I loved A Battle of Wits. It had a well developed and thought provoking plot carried by a great acting performance from Andy Lau. The Departed had an all star cast and I thought Leonardo DiCaprio proved himself to be a fine actor. The last movie I saw for the year, Babel, was also brilliant.

I look forward to seeing some more great movies in 2007.

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posted by David @ 8:33 AM